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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 98-03-20

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From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>

MIDDAY EXPRESS

News from the Spokesman's midday briefing

Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb

20/03/98


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Jacques Santer désigne son nouveau Porte-Parole
  • [02] La Commission approuve la création d'une entreprise commune entre Sanofi et Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • [03] Anita Gradin receives the 1998 Marisa Bellisario Prize "Woman of Europe"
  • [04] German journalist receives European Journalism Emanuele Gazzo Prize
  • [05] Franz Fischler : "Enlargement - a political necessity, a logical consequence of history and a phenomenal bargain for the European Union"

  • [01] Jacques Santer désigne son nouveau Porte-Parole

    Le Président de la Commission européenne, Jacques Santer, a désigné Mme Martine Reicherts comme son nouveau Porte-Parole. Elle fera également fonction comme Porte-Parole de la Commission européenne. Elle prend la succession de Nikolaus van der Pas, Porte-Parole depuis janvier 1995, qui a été nommé Chef de la Task Force pour les Négociations d'Adhésion. Mme Reicherts, de nationalité luxembourgeoise, est actuellement Chef de Cabinet adjoint du Président Santer. Elle prendra ses fonctions à partir du 23 mars prochain. Précédemment, elle a exercé plusieurs fonctions à la Commission, y compris celle de Chef de Cabinet adjoint du Commissaire luxembourgeois à l'Agriculture, René Steichen. Sa succession au poste de Chef de Cabinet adjoint du Président sera assurée par Mme Maria Pia Filippone, actuellement Inspecteur Général des Services de la Commission.

    [02] La Commission approuve la création d'une entreprise commune entre Sanofi et Bristol-Myers Squibb

    La Commission européenne a autorisé la création d'une entreprise commune dans le secteur pharmaceutique entre la société française Sanofi et la société américaine Bristol-Myers Squibb. Cette coopération a pour objet la mise au point, la fabrication et la commercialisation de deux nouveaux produits pharmaceutiques destinés à soigner certains troubles cardio- vasculaires. Les activités des parties étant complémentaires et ne se chevauchant que de façon marginale dans ces domaines, la Commission estime que l'entreprise commune n'entraîne pas de restriction sensible de la concurrence entre les parties. En outre, du fait de la structure généralement concurrentielle des marchés concernés et de l'existence de médicaments génériques de premier plan, l'entreprise commune ne devrait avoir aucun effet restrictif notable sur l'activité d'entreprises tierces.

    [03] Anita Gradin receives the 1998 Marisa Bellisario Prize "Woman of Europe"

    Anita Gradin, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Justice, has, as the first laureate, been awarded the 1998 Marisa Bellisario Prize "Woman of Europe". The prize has been instituted this year to mark the strong European commitment of its founders : Confindustria and the daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Mrs Gradin will receive the award at a ceremony in Rome on Saturday, March 21, in connection with a round table seminar on Women in World Trade Industries. "I am very honoured to have been awarded this prestigious prize, named after one of Italy's most prominent and well-known women", Commissioner Gradin says. During the round table Mrs Gradin will address the subject of women entrepreneurs and their specific problems. She will also raise the issue of women and trade and the particular possibilities and prospects that a new world trade arena holds for women entrepreneurs.

    [04] German journalist receives European Journalism Emanuele Gazzo Prize

    German journalist Helmut Hetzel, President of the Dutch Press Association and The Hague correspondent for various Benelux and Chinese newspapers, received today, from the hands of European Commissioner for Culture, Marcelino Oreja, the 1997 European Journalism Emanuele Gazzo Prize, awarded by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ). The winner of the 1997 edition of the Prize was decided in October in Lisbon by an international jury during the AEJ's XXXV International Congress. The award consists of a diploma and an ECU 5,000 cash prize. Founded in 1963, the AEJ is made up of some 2,000 members from 23 European countries. The AEJ is a non-profit organisation gathering journalists convinced of the need for European integration on a democratic basis and the freedom of the press.

    [05] Franz Fischler : "Enlargement - a political necessity, a logical consequence of history and a phenomenal bargain for the European Union"

    Speaking to the audience of a Symposium organized by the Austrian Broadcasting Station ORF yesterday evening, European Commissioner Franz Fischler for Agriculture and Rural development pointed at the necessity of enlargement to secure political stability in Europe. "To me as an Austrian European the regathering of the Danube-countries potential is a logical consequence of history", Mr Fischler remarked. Only a greater Europe can enhance its weight on a global scale, in matters of foreign and security policy as well as in establishing new standards in global competition. Increasing the marketplace by up to 100 million consumers with a growing demand for consumer goods could make enlargement for the current 15 European nations a "phenomenal bargain" as Mr Fischler quoted economist's estimates. These sound predictions justify the proposed integration supports of up to 2.7% of the applicant countries GNP. This amount surpasses even the US-Marshall plan and will help to prepare the administrations, economies and especially the agricultural sectors of the applicant countries for entering the European Union (EU). Mr Fischler described concerns regarding a wave of immigration and a flood of cheap products of poor quality on to the european markets as unfounded. Such a development would be avoided as the social and environmental standards of the applicant countries will rise to EU levels during a phase of step-by- step assimilation into Europe.

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